SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
February 3, 2003
(Date of earliest event reported)
ONEOK, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Oklahoma |
001-13643 |
73-1520922 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
100 West Fifth Street; Tulsa, OK
(Address of principal executive offices)
74103
(Zip code)
(918) 588-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 5. Other Events
On January 31, 2003, Kansas Gas Service (KGS), a division of ONEOK, Inc., filed for a $76 million rate increase with the Kansas Corporation Commission. The last time KGS was granted a rate increase by the Kansas Corporation Commission was in 1996.
KGS was allowed to earn a return on investment of just less than nine percent in its 1996 rate filing and is requesting a return of 9.3 percent with this rate increase.
The Kansas Corporation Commission has until the latter part of September 2003 to issue an order related to this rate increase filing. If approved, the new rates could become effective as early as November 1, 2003.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
| (a) | Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired |
Not applicable.
| (b) | Pro Forma Financial Information |
Not applicable.
| (c) | Exhibits |
99.1 Press release issued by ONEOK, Inc. dated February 3, 2003.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
| ONEOK, Inc. | ||||||||
| Date: February 5, 2003 |
By: |
/s/ Jim Kneale | ||||||
| Jim Kneale Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||||||
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